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Friday, October 28, 2011

First-time on a Friday

I've been wanting to try some screen printing for a while now, and have read lots of blog references to simple printing using freezer paper. I'd never heard of freezer paper before, and kept forgetting to check if they had it at the supermarket. I finally got around to asking at Spotlight last week though, and at less than $2 a metre I figured that I should 'just do it'.

Today I quit procrastinating and tried it on some tops I bought as pyjama tops for the boys. I used my Creative Memories cutting system to cut some ovals, then traced numbers (up there for creativity I know! I'm so original that the numbers even correspond to the size of the tops they're on - '68' = '6-8'). Not perfect, and certainly not the height of originality, but I'm pretty happy with the result. Next on the agenda is a long-sleeved version for the schoolboy with a 'Star Wars' logo, and maybe some fabric for a cushion.

I found this tutorial to be quite thorough, although I only left the paint to dry for about 3 hours. My paint also said to iron it for 5 minutes to set it.

I used Setacolor Opaque paint in Indigo, and with a single coat found that it was lighter than I expected. A second coat may have darkened it up more perhaps (I'll let you know after round two!). I bought the paper from Spotlight (less than $2 a metre), but should have also checked the supermarket I guess.

3 comments:

They look great! I love freezer paper. I've had good luck running it through the printer even (with the papery side to be printed on of course). I never would have known that the numbers were the shirt sizes, I like that idea. Nice Friday finish :)

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Welcome!

I'm Jackie, and I love the creative process. I like to tackle new craft/construction projects for the challenge of working out the 'how' as much as actually sitting down and doing it (so I always have at least one project on my mind). I particularly like making something out of 'nothing' just for the thrill of seeing something apparently useless/surplus having a new lease on life.

I hope to give you some examples and instructions in this blog - things I'm working on/like the look of/plan to get to someday. Do with it what you will, but if it gives you some inspiration then great!